UPMC Mercy
School of Nursing
Private College in Pittsburgh, PA. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $68,337.
Students who entered UPMC Mercy School of Nursing reach a median of $68,337 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate is 33% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,750.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 88%, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing takes nearly everyone who applies. The applicant pool is small at 190, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is low at 14%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 45% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Unusually, part-time retention (84%) beats full-time, pointing to a student body that is part-time by design. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 305 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $33,209 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $32,063 at $0–30k against $35,331 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 52% of students at an average of $7,228. Borrowing is widespread: 74% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 11 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $32,063 |
| $30–48k | $27,752 |
| $48–75k | $32,450 |
| $75–110k | $35,713 |
| $110k+ | $35,331 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 226 of these 305 students, totalling $2,187,936 — an average of $9,681 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Allegheny County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)